Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base and Japanese internment camp. Its name stems from its location within the Town of Brookhaven, approximately 60 miles east of New York City. It is managed by Stony Brook University and Battelle Memorial Institute.
View of Brookhaven National Laboratory campus, with the High Flux Beam Reactor in the foreground | |
| Motto | "Passion for discovery" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1947 |
| Research type | Nuclear and high-energy physics, materials science, nanomaterials, chemistry, energy, and environmental, biological, and climate sciences |
| Budget | Over US$550 million (2015) |
| Director | Dr. JoAnne Hewett |
| Staff | 2,750 |
| Location | Upton, Suffolk County, New York, United States 40.875°N 72.877°W |
| Campus | 21 km2 (5,265 acres) |
Operating agency | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC |
| Website | www.bnl.gov |
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Location in New York | |
Research at BNL includes nuclear and high energy physics, energy science and technology, environmental and bioscience, nanoscience, and national security. The 5,300 acre campus contains several large research facilities, including the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and National Synchrotron Light Source II. Seven Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work conducted at Brookhaven Lab.